Can't Afford To See A Sea Serpent

lhere was a captain oí a Cunarder anee who was called on to the bridge by his first ofEcer to see a supposed sea serpent. "Sir, " said he, "I once knew a man who savv one, and put his uame to a document to that effect. He was a captain, too, and when he 2ame into harbor his employers dismissed hirn because they said they :ouldn't have a skipper who got so :lrunk as that. He was the sport of the press for a month and his friends all put him down for as big a liar as Captain Drake's great grandfather. ['m going below. I can"t afford to see sea serpents."